Wellington School Pupils in Elite Rugby Selection

14 Jan 2016

Wellington School is extremely proud of the six boys who have been selected for the U13 Somerset Rugby DPP.

The County Developing Player Programme will build their skills and give them excellent opportunities to work on their rugby with expert coaches and high-flying teammates.

Year 8 boys Harry Sheppard, Ollie Kennedy, Alex Hendy, Tom Simms, Ollie Kitson and Theo Norton have been selected for the prestigious programme.

They join Year 11 pupils Joel Gibson and Charlie Hawkes who are in the U16 Somerset DPP, Tom Jeanes who is in the Bath Academy and Tom Fuller and Samuel Smith who are in the Exeter Chiefs Academy.

“The strength of our rugby provision is growing and is tied in with the new Sport and Wellbeing Department which looks at the whole athlete, “commented ex-professional rugby player and cricketer, Steffan Jones, Head of the Department.  “We have some superb coaches and our Elite Development Programme tailors specific programmes around the pupil.  Skills are obviously a key element top athlete development, but we also cover sports psychology, nutrition, SAQ, strength and conditioning.  The results speak for themselves”.

 

Photo: Under 13 Somerset DPP rugby players